Been there with several of my previous cars, just on springs this time around so my regular jack works hassle free
Looks good with the gold wheels on that color, I personally wouldn’t have thought that, but I like it!
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Engine mounts
- Thread starter Turbo V
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Looks good with the gold wheels on that color, I personally wouldn’t have thought that, but I like it!
BigJerm44
Ready to race!
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Is it safe to support via the oil pan when doing the engine mount?The plastic worries me. If so is there a specific spot that works best? How about for the trans? (although I'm not as concerned about the trans side)
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Never use the pan as a support. Unless you are meaning release engine weight by pushing up from below to swap out the mounts. If so, then yes you can lift at the pan. Just us a good sized 2x8 or something to spread load over the entire pan and slowly jack it up enough to remove the weight off the mount(s).
bdelaney4000
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- Location
- Chester, NH
---> dang Diggs beat me to it
When I installed my mounts I used a 3/4" piece of plywood to spread the load on top of my jack's cradle. Dimension of the plywood are approx 18"x18". This works fine as long as you don't go crazy!
I use these same plywood pieces under my jack stands as well to disburse their load and help the stands not dig into the pavement.
The trick is just to be slow and cautious when doing this you don't want to apply any more pressure than is really needed. Oh and make sure your car is on a level surface otherwise you're just asking for trouble.
When I installed my mounts I used a 3/4" piece of plywood to spread the load on top of my jack's cradle. Dimension of the plywood are approx 18"x18". This works fine as long as you don't go crazy!
I use these same plywood pieces under my jack stands as well to disburse their load and help the stands not dig into the pavement.The trick is just to be slow and cautious when doing this you don't want to apply any more pressure than is really needed. Oh and make sure your car is on a level surface otherwise you're just asking for trouble.
BigJerm44
Ready to race!
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
That is what I meant, just to support while I swap the mounts out. That still makes me nervous as hell lol.
---> dang Diggs beat me to it
When I installed my mounts I used a 3/4" piece of plywood to spread the load on top of my jack's cradle. Dimension of the plywood are approx 18"x18". This works fine as long as you don't go crazy!
The trick is just to be slow and cautious when doing this you don't want to apply any more pressure than is really needed. Oh and make sure your car is on a level surface otherwise you're just asking for trouble.
This makes sense. Guess I'll take a peek around to see what I have. And that's smart, at this point my driveways full of jackstand marks
I will have to put the car on all 4 jackstands to do this seeing that there's zero chance of me getting a jack underneath otherwise.
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
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